“Innocent until proven guilty.” It’s a concept we learn at a very
young age. Maybe as young as when we learned about the freedom of speech. If you’re
like me, you’ve probably even jokingly used the phrase when being reprimanded
by parents or teachers. It’s ingrained in us as Americans. But the term does
not apply to the system of bail. In reality, the bail system is “guilty until
proven innocent…unless you have enough money.”
